Japanese cast Takako Fuji as 'Kayoko' and Yuya Ozeki who played the ghosts in the original Ju-On return for the Hollywood remake.

The Grudge centers on the deadly curse passes around like a virus among its victims and kills them in the grip of a powerful rage. The original Ju-On directed by Takashi Shimizu was released on 120 screens in Japan in January 2003 and grossed $4.2m.

Takashi Shimizu directs The Grudge and Ghost House Pictures' Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert produce the English version together with Taka Ichise, who produced the original Ju-On and the Japanese hit horror Ringu.

Co-produced by Ghost House Pictures and Senator International, The Grudge is scheduled to be released in the US in August 2004

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